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: : I have dealt with many snakes, but did not think this would be a a serious concern with Indigos. Obviously, this is not a good sign. Have any of you dealt with this situation and what was the outcome? : : She had been eating fine, but then this occurred. She ate a large meal Saturday, 3 hoppers, and disgorged it Tuesday. I was planning to wait at least a week if not more before I tried to feed her a small meal again. : : Any suggestions or comments would be appreciated. : : Thanks in advance. : : Big J, : sorry to hear about your snake. Usually Indigos disgorge their meals for one of three reasons: : a) To much heat in the cage. Temps in the range of 85-90 degres or higher. : b) To little heat in the cage, temps of 50-65 degrees and no hot spot on which to thermoregulate. : c) To much handleing near feeding time, or to much movment outside their cage. : D) Feeding him to much at one setting. for a hatchling, the fod regimen you stated was to heavy, cut it in half. : My advice: : Give the snake a hidebox. : Find out what temp the cage is on : the cool side and on the hot spot, : adjust accodingly. Dont handle the snake for 3 weeks. : : As for feeding him now,I would wait about two weeks, if he gets fed again and throws up, he can develop a PATTERN of behaviour of disgorgeing his food which can be hard to break. : If he throws up in 2 weeks, take him to a vet and get a fecal and stomach wash to determine if he has any parasites in him. : Fred Albury : (Aztec Reptiles)

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